What happens if your name is misspelled in your marriage certificate?

Sometimes, errors occur even before the actual marriage work happens. Some couples find themselves in a tricky situation when they discover that their names were misspelled upon getting married.

In an episode of "Sumbungan ng Bayan," Atty. Rowena Daroy Morales shared there is a solution to such problems.

"'Yung nagkamali pagpasok ng pangalan, kasal pa rin sila," Morales said. "Pwede nila ipapalit ang kanyang pangalan. Correction of entry. Siya pa rin 'yun eh."

[You're still married even if you put the wrong name in. They can change the name. Correction of entry. It's still the same person.]

Since they have a marriage contract and a marriage license, they can see the name of the father and mother, and other details, to prove that it's the same person just with a misspelled name.

A misspelled name, the attorney said, is therefore not a way out of a marriage.

She said, "Iisa ka lang...Hindi way out 'yun. Hindi 'yan dahilan para mawalang bisa ang kasal except if kanyang basihan ay buong identity, mistaken identity."

[You're only one person...It's not a way out. It's not a reason to null the marriage except the basis is mistaken identity.] — Kaela Malig/LA, GMA News